Chemistry
UIC receives $8 million Army Research Laboratory grant for drone fuel sensor research
Sensors will enable unmanned aircraft systems to adapt to different fuel typesCredit: UIC/Jim Young The University of Illinois Chicago has...
How a toxic chromium species could form in drinking water
Credit: Adapted from Environmental Science & Technology 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c03922 The water crisis in Flint, Michigan, brought much-needed attention to...
Study explores just transition task force lessons for depolarizing energy, climate policy
Credit: University of Ottawa The University of Ottawa's Positive Energy program released today a new report that explores the work...
Venus might be habitable today, if not for Jupiter
Study shows destabilizing effect of the giant gas planetCredit: JAXA / ISAS / DARTS / Damia Bouic Venus might not...
Cannabinoids associated with negative respiratory health effects in older adults with COPD
Researchers publish first data on the impact of cannabinoids on the respiratory health of individuals with COPDCredit: Unity Health Toronto...
210 scientists highlight state of plants and fungi in Plants, People, Planet special issue
The landmark special issue is a collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens, KewCredit: Plants, People, Planet 210 scientists from around...
New fire containment research addresses risk and safety
Credit: Karina Puikkonen As 2020 has shown, wildfire frequency, size and severity is threatening communities and natural resources across the...
Gut microbiome may influence how cancer patients respond to oral therapies, study suggests
Credit: Lawson Health Research Institute LONDON, ONTARIO - A new study from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University illustrates...
Engineers receive $3 million DOE award to capture emissions at shale gas production sites
Credit: West Virginia University A three-year collaborative project to develop a new low-cost process to convert the natural gas that...
Buying emergency contraception is legal but not always easy at small, mom-and-pop pharmacies
Credit: West Virginia University About 22 percent of women between the ages of 15 and 44 report having used emergency...
Are China’s pollution remediation efforts making the planet warmer?
China's efforts to combat aerosol pollution resulted in warming throughout the northern latitudesCredit: Yixuan Zheng, Ken Caldeira, Dan Tong,Steven Davis,...
Argonne targets lithium-rich materials as key to more sustainable cost-effective batteries
Credit: (Juan Garcia and Hakim Iddir / Argonne National Laboratory.) Next-generation batteries using lithium-rich materials could be more sustainable and...
Nanotech filter coating offers promise against COVID-19
Coating developed by UH professor being tested in New York CityCredit: University of Houston A physics professor from the University...
In a field where smaller is better, researchers discover the world’s tiniest antibodies
Researchers at the University of Bath in the UK and biopharma company UCB have found a way to produce miniaturised antibodies, opening...
Scientists present a comprehensive physics basis for a new fusion reactor design
Special Issue 'Status of the SPARC Physics Basis', from the 'Journal of Plasma Physics'Credit: CFS/MIT-PSFC - CAD Rendering by T....
Second alignment plane of solar system discovered
Credit: NAOJ A study of comet motions indicates that the Solar System has a second alignment plane. Analytical investigation of...
Evolution of pine needles helps trees cope with rainfall impact
Exploring the effect of rainfall on pine needles may lead to future fibers that are extremely water-repellent.Credit: Lebanoff and Dickerson,...
Microcomb-injected pulsed lasers as variable microwave gears
Credit: W. Wenle (EPFL) Low-noise microwave signals are of critical importance in numerous applications such as high-speed telecommunication and ultrafast...
Mussels connect antibodies to treat cancer
Credit: Hyung Joon Cha (POSTECH) Antibody-based immunotherapy is one of treatment options for cancer immunotherapy by modulating our immune system...
Cannabis data lacking, but machine learning could help
A new study shows we know little about compounds in marijuana, and names don't mean muchCredit: CU Boulder THC and...
